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... 15 percent of 25- to 34-year-olds live together without marriage, up from 12 percent a decade ago, according to the census. That means they have less need for new towels, duvets or baking pans when they get married. Instead, they are registering for, among other things, honeymoons, home down payments and wedding expenses. Also on their wish lists: Funding for fertility treatments, help paying off student loans and, in some cases, contributions to their future children’s college funds.
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“My parents’ generation, my grandparents’ generation, they really want to buy you the sheets or the vacuum cleaner,” said Pelham, a 31-year-old interior designer. “But people our age, they understand that we’ve got a lot of stuff. Getting more stuff is meaningless.”
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